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Quips relay team has speed to burn

Written by Cara De Carlo on .

Cara De Carlo's feature on the Aliquippa boys' 4x100-meter relay team:

 

"Last year at the WPIAL track & field championships, the Aliquippa boys' 400-meter relay team didn't just cross the finish line -- they obliterated it.

The Quips took first with a record time of 42.28 seconds in 2012. Today, they'll return to the championship starting line at Baldwin High School with all but one of those 2012 record-setters.

"We've been together [on the relay] for a while," Aliquippa track coach Sherman McBride said."

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Aliquippa track team has no track, uses hill-workouts to win

Written by Cara De Carlo on .

Aliquippa runners are headed back to WPIAL championships tomorrow. They’ve never needed a track to be fast.

“Right now we do hill workouts,” said Aliquippa head track coach Sherman McBride. “We run the relay up hills. Sounds difficult, but that’s what we do. We do a lot of hill work, because there are a lot of hills in Aliquippa.”

Aliquippa is located west of the city, where the Ohio river seems to meet the mountains in a sheer drop-off. The Quips are unintimidated by such geography…

Many are familiar with Aliquippa’s tradition in the 400-meter relay, and the 2013 squad is no exception to the tradition. Hassahn Thompson, Dravon Henry, Malik Shegog, and Shaquere McBride are out to win the WPIAL in the event. They want a trip back to the state meet, and a gold medal from the PIAA.

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Aliquippa softball looking for something to build on

Written by Nick Tolomeo on .

After a winless season, the young Aliquippa softball team is looking to get off on the right foot this season.

In his first-year at the helm Ray Pranksey oversaw a 0-15 campaign for the Quips, a program who has struggled on the softball field. But with one of the youngest rosters in the WPIAL, Pranksey is looking to build something at the school.

Of his top 12 players, five are freshmen and four are sophomores.

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